linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] Input: synaptics-rmi4: Add a null pointer check to the rmi_driver

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Message-ID: <ZamnBjXaKDiqMSTR@google.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:32:38 -0800
From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To: Kunwu Chan <chentao@...inos.cn>
Cc: aduggan@...aptics.com, cheiny@...aptics.com,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Input: synaptics-rmi4: Add a null pointer check to
 the rmi_driver_probe

Hi Kunwu,

On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 03:31:24PM +0800, Kunwu Chan wrote:
> devm_kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory
> which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful
> by checking the pointer validity.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <chentao@...inos.cn>
> Suggested-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>

I did not suggest the patch, I merely provided feedback on it, so I
dropped this tag, reworded commit message slightly, and applied.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry